Rutger McGroarty Wilkes-Barre/Scranton capitalized on a Marnier turnover with 2:59 left in regulation to beat the Toronto Raptors 4-3 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Coca-Cola Arena.
Two of each of the best-of-seven series are tied. Game 5 will be Friday night in Toronto (7 p.m. ET, ) The team will then return to Wilkes-Barre for Game 6 on Sunday.
When the Malians tried to leave their own area, easton cowan Attempted half-wall pass intercepted by McGroarty. The Penguins forward took two steps forward and shot between the opponent’s legs. Artur Akhtyamov This would be his second game-winning goal of the playoffs.
Toronto tied the score at 3-3 with 6:56 left in the third quarter. Luke Hyams After a frantic goalmouth scramble, he fired a shot through traffic from the bottom of the right circle.
Before that, the Penguins showed their depth by scoring three goals in the second period to erase a two-goal deficit. Scooter Bricky Defender, scored his first career AHL goal Chase Pitila Made the playoffs for the first time after scoring twice in 66 regular season games and Gabe Klaassen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took its first lead of the night with 51 seconds left.
The Marlies took the lead for the third straight game when Sergei Murashov incorrectly dumped and Bo Glucks The goal was scored while shorthanded in the first 4 minutes and 19 seconds of the game. Vinny Lettieri Toronto extended its lead to 2-0 with a power-play score at 14:14.
Murashov (8-5) made 32 saves for the Penguins, while Akhtiamov (9-6) made 23 saves for the Malians.
(Series tied, 2-2)
Game 1 – Wednesday, May 27 – Toronto 4, WB/SCRANTON 2
Game 2 – Friday, May 29 – TORONTO 2, WB/SCRANTON 1 (OT)
Game 3 – Monday, June 1 – WB/Scranton 5, Toronto 3
Game 4 – Wednesday, June 3 – WB/Scranton 4, Toronto 3
Game 5 – Friday, June 5 – WB/Scranton, Toronto, 7:00
Game 6 – Sunday, June 7 – Toronto, WB/Scranton, 6:05
*Game 7 – Tuesday, June 9 – Toronto, WB/Scranton, 7:05
*If necessary…all times Eastern
